But what's really interesting is the tools they're using to do so. When I looked over people's shoulders, I saw terminals and a web browser. They're not using Macs because their development tools require them, they're using Macs because of what else they get - an aesthetically pleasing OS, iTunes and what's easily the best trackpad hardware/driver combination on the market. These are people who work on the same laptop that they use at home. They'll use it when they're commuting, either for playing videos or for getting a head start so they can leave early. They use an Apple because they don't want to use different hardware for work and pleasure.

Apple's laptops are still the best PCs money can buy at the moment (despite their horribly outdated displays). It's no wonder Linux developers, too, favour them.

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. People say iTunes is better on OSX than it is on Windows. I guess it must be REALLY f-king awesome to make up for how absolutely TERRIBLE it is on Windows. In fact, I find iTunes on Windows so patently offensive, I'd rather tongue the sweaty asshole of a Kenyan marathon runner than have it even installed. I hate it as much as the Angry Video Game Nerd hates Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde:

I've never even considered it a decent music player. It's way too bloated to be a 'Winamp Lite' replacement and has nowhere near the flexibility of an app like Media Monkey. In short, except for syncing with iDevices (which it absolutely SUCKS at), it is as useless as boobs on a bull.

Samsung and Asus make some pretty sweet laptops that are comparable to Mac notebooks in design, and exceed them in performance. Lenovo makes awesome business laptops as well, though they are more industrial in design.

I've always seen Macs as mediocre hardware wrapped in pretty, minimalist designs, with a powerful OS. As long as the hardware is fast enough to run the current version of the OS, it takes a back seat in importance.

Of course there is the high price tag associated with Macs, but if you need a modern, stable version of OS X bad enough you'll pay it.